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Judges INTRODUCTION The Book of Judges spans the period between the death of Joshua, about 1375 B.C., to the crowning of Israel’s first king, Saul, around 1040 B.C. The book traces the deterioration of Israel’s faith and fortunes. It explains why the people of God failed to experience His blessing. Judges takes its name fromContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Question: “What is the cause of all the anti-Semitism in the world?” Answer: Why does the world hate the Jews? Why is anti-Semitism so rampant in so many different nations? What is so bad about the Jews? History has shown that at various times over the last 1,700 years the Jews have been expelled from overContinue reading “What is the cause of all the anti-Semitism in the world?”

Answer: Martin Luther was a 16th-century German monk and professor of theology at the University of Wittenberg. He is credited with being the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Luther rightly understood and taught that salvation is not earned by works but is received only as a free gift of God’s grace through faith in Jesus as redeemerContinue reading “Question: “Was Martin Luther anti-Semitic? Did Martin Luther hate Jews?””

Question: “Is religion the cause of most wars?” Answer: To be sure, many conflicts throughout history have been ostensibly for religious reasons, with many different religions involved. For example, in Christianity, there occurred (just to name a few): • The Crusades — A series of campaigns from the 11th to the 13th centuries with the statedContinue reading “Is religion the cause of most wars?”

Question: “Why did God allow the Holocaust?” Answer: In dealing with the problem of evil in the world, we run into many problems like this one. Could God have prevented the Holocaust? Yes, He could have. He could also have prevented Stalin’s massacres in the U.S.S.R., the Spanish Inquisition’s torture of dissidents, and Nero’s reign ofContinue reading “Why did God allow the Holocaust?”